Temporary stop on leasing plan of 80 percent of oyster reefs
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Harrison County judge has temporarily stopped the state’s plan to lease 80 percent of Mississippi’s public oyster reefs to private…
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Oystermen Voice Concerns Over Private Leasing of Oyster Reefs
The state of Mississippi is allowing the lease of 80% of its previously public oyster reefs. Oystermen in South Mississippi are opposing this and have started a petition against the move. State…
Volunteers begin raising oysters along coastlines
Volunteers along multiple U.S. coasts, including Mississippi, are raising oysters to help restore reefs. Oyster reefs are critical for coastal ecosystems, like ours here on the Coast. Each oyster filters…
MDMR rebuilds oyster reefs
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources this week began a program to rebuild and revitalize oyster reefs in the western Mississippi Sound. Employees and contractors started a multi-phase project to plant 350 acres of cultch material on several reefs over…
Biloxi Bay Reefs Reopen Wednesday
Good news fishermen, the oyster reefs in the Biloxi Bay will reopen tomorrow morning. Excessive rainfall caused the reefs to close on November 9th. Officials with the Department of Marine Resources say that the body of water is now back…
Red Tide Closes Oyster Reefs
Today, the Department of Marine Resources announced the historic red tide the Coast has been hit with could keep oyster reefs closed for another three months.
Two Oyster Reefs Reopen
The Department of Marine Resources reopened two oyster reefs after issues with water samples closed them three weeks ago.
Local Fishermen Continue to Struggle After BP Oil Spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil disaster claimed 11 lives in 2010, but has continued to affect both the environment and countless industries along the Gulf Coast.
M.D.M.R. to Open Oyster Reefs at Sunrise Friday
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (M.D.M.R.) announced Monday that a limited oyster season will open at legal sunrise Friday, Nov. 14th, 2014.
Sen. Roger Wicker Tours Oyster Reefs with M.D.M.R.
Senator Roger Wicker was on the Gulf Coast Wednesday.
